[Jester]

hiya guys anyone in adelaide comfortable extending gear stick and transfer stick for a vitara with a 2in body lift?
cos i tried before and i made a bit of a meal of it, anyone? and how much? I an unmolested stick of each to start on

[31zook]

if no one can do it down there you could post the sticks up hereand ill do it...

[TZAR]

surely you could get a screw on extension made or make on from a joining nut and stud

[Jester]

TZAR wrote:

surely you could get a screw on extension made or make on from a joining nut and stud

i thought someone said it needs to be bent also to make it go right? cos ive done one that ive just extended and it doesnt really go well, i have just a bloody great hole in the floor cos i cant use the center console. i just cant bend the extended ones cos well i used old head bolts welded in to extend

[atari4x4]

the transfer lever needs to be extended & i bent my gear stick like a layback seat pole from a 1980's BMX with out extending it...


sort of like this, but not as horizontal if that makes sence?

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[Jester]

atari4x4 wrote:

the transfer lever needs to be extended & i bent my gear stick like a layback seat pole from a 1980's BMX with out extending it...


sort of like this, but not as horizontal if that makes sence?

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righto, so with it laid back without an extension, just need to use a different boot? one softer?

[Gwagensteve]

Just a word of caution about bending and extending gear levers.

The detent springs in the gearbox are related to the length of the gearlever, so extended levers often have a loose and indisticnt feel. Extending the lever also allows more force to be put into the box and can result in issues- bent forks etc.

As for bending the levers - they have a rubber vibration isolator bonded into the base. Bending the lever back can result in a "springy" lever that also feels loose, and will deteriorate over time as the rubber fatigues.

Just something to be aware of. I've extended a few transfer levers without a problem but gearlevers are a bit fraught due to the issues above.

Steve.